- September housing starts: 1.221 million SAAR
- Month-over-month change: -5.2%
Housing starts dropped 5.2% MoM in September, well below the +1.9% consensus and worse than August's -2.6%. The annualized rate of 1.221 million also missed the 1.305 million estimate, signaling continued weakness in residential construction.
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